debate
英 [dɪ'beɪt]
美 [dɪ'bet]
- vt. 辩论，争论，讨论
- vi. 辩论，争论，讨论
- n. 辩论；辩论会
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debate 争辩de-, 加强。-bat, 击打，词源同beat, batter. 引申义交锋，争辩。
- debate (v.)
- late 14c., "to quarrel, dispute," also "discuss, deliberate upon the pros and cons of," from Old French debatre (13c., Modern French débattre), originally "to fight," from de- "down, completely" (see de-) + batre "to beat" (see battery). Related: Debated; debating.
- debate (n.)
- early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat; see debate (v.). Sense of "a formal dispute, a debating contest" is perhaps from early 15c.
- 1. There needs to be a properly informed public debate.
- 有必要让公众在充分知情的状况下展开辩论。
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- 2. His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
- 他的话必将为争论推波助澜。
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- 3. A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
- 关于工业为何陷入困境正在展开一场全面的讨论。
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- 4. There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.
- 针对他是否能胜任最高职务展开了争论。
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- 5. To add spice to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.
- 他们在方法和观念上都持不同意见，这使辩论精彩了很多。
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